as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
our crew comprised a captain, a navigator, and a few deckhands
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Recent Examples of navigator
But there are some apps that can hog energy while in use, such as navigators constantly accessing the GPS system.
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Larry Magid, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Elizabeth Phillips, a former Department of Juvenile Justice ombudsman who is also a Hope navigator assisting Floridians, said during the roundtable that not everything Hope Florida does can be quantified in a weekly report.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Throughout history this has been an essential guide for navigators as two of its major stars (Gacrux and Acrux) line up to point towards the South Pole.
—Christina Hughes, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Trained, bilingual navigators assist clients after clinic hours with paperwork, appointments, and medication access.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Larry Magid, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Elizabeth Phillips, a former Department of Juvenile Justice ombudsman who is also a Hope navigator assisting Floridians, said during the roundtable that not everything Hope Florida does can be quantified in a weekly report.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Throughout history this has been an essential guide for navigators as two of its major stars (Gacrux and Acrux) line up to point towards the South Pole.
—Christina Hughes, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Trained, bilingual navigators assist clients after clinic hours with paperwork, appointments, and medication access.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigator
Noun
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The Navy also renamed the USNS Maury to the USNS Marie Tharp, removing the name of a Confederate sailor and replacing it with the name of a pioneering female oceanographer.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
3 June 2025
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Starting in August 2021, then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin required the COVID-19 shot for troops, sailors and airmen, arguing at the time that the mandate was critical to keeping U.S. forces healthy and ready to fight.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Many anthropologists, along with Indigenous mariners, have built on Gladwin’s and Lewis’ work.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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However, notices to pilots and mariners suggest that May 21 is the working target, pending approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 May 2025
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“Navigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigator. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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